Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 9PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141818181817171616161616161515151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)460437522632632617589542905893882906849785754773800789678605596478458444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
0
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.28
5:21AM
0.88
5:54PM
1.27
6:12AM
0.90
6:44PM
1.23
7:04AM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.03
11:18AM
-0.05
12:23AM
0.03
12:10PM
-0.04
1:11AM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:07-
Sunset-6:44-------6:44-------6:44------
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1------1211---121-1---
Temp. °C312928272727303130302827272729313029282727262930
Feels °C (?)333232303030333332343230303032333232313029283231
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